Syria Today 10-3-2013

Posted by abeer on March 11th, 2013

Local Coordination Committees of Syria

By the end of Saturday the LCC managed to document 125 martyrs including 15 women, 13 children, and two martyrs under torture. 46 martyrs were reported in Damascus and its suburbs (including 14 martyrs in Mleiha), 38 martyrs were reported in Aleppo, 12 in Hama, 9 in Idlib, 12 in Deraa and 8 in Homs.

The Committees have documented 277 points of bombing in various Syrian cities and towns. Aviation bombardments by warplanes counted in 19 points in various regions. Scud bombing counted in 4 points, Shelling using Surface-to-Surface missiles counted for in 4 points too. Shelling using cluster bombs was recorded in Mayadeen and Ramaleyh. Thermobaric bombs was recorded in al-Bab city in Aleppo. Artillery shelling counted in 112 points, rocket shelling counted for 70 points, while mortar shelling counted in 60 points on various parts of Syria.

Free Syrian Army clashed with regime forces in 125 points and was able to liberated Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs and control it completely. In Rakka, FSA was able to shoot down a MiG near al-Mansoura, in Rakka western suburbs. FSA also managed to lay siege against political security branch and liberate Automatic Bakery checkpoint in Insha’at neighborhood. In Khan Sheikh in Damascus suburbs, FSA managed to control Brigade 137 and seize 11 Antiaircraft guns, and a big number of weapons and ammunition. In Hama, FSA liberated Mgheir village and in Damascus, he managed to destroy several BMP vehicles and damage a number of tanks near Abaseyeen.

Homs: The regime shells the neighborhood of Khaldiyeh using artillery and rocket launchers. A rocket that landed has destroyed a number of homes, resulting in pillars of smoke that has covered over the entire neighborhood

Damascus Suburbs: Zabadani: Renewal of shelling using heavy artillery and mortars in the city

Damascus Suburbs: Zamalka: Severe shelling targets the town since the morning using rocket launchers and mortars

Damascus Suburbs: Douma: A number of wounded due to shelling with three shells in Hal Market

Hama: Karnaz: A martyr and a number of wounded were reported during severe shelling in the city amid a large movement of displaced families

Homs: A number of large explosions shake the area of Baba Amro

Hama: Mugheer: Regime warplanes launch an airstrike on the town and drop a TNT barrel on it amid severe shelling using rocket launchers

Daraa: Katibeh: Fierce shelling with mortars and tanks targets the west neighborhood of the town at same time with heavy gunfire shooting

Homs: Fierce shelling continues in Khalediyeh neighborhood simaltaneously with fierce clashes between the FSA and the regime forces at the edges of the neighborhood

Damascus Suburbs: Zabadani: Severe shelling using tanks that are stationed on the eastern mountain targets the city

Daraa: Khirbet Ghazaleh: Severe shelling using artillery and tanks targets the town

Damascus Suburbs: Atayba: Severe shelling using tanks stationed at the Vegetable Co. targets the city

Idlib: Fierce clashes between the FSA and the regime forces on the checkpoints at the vicinity of the city

Homs: Severe shelling using artillery and mortars targets Khaldiyeh Neighborhood, resulting in pillars of smoke in the skies of the neighborhood

Homs: Dar Al-Kabira: Severe shelling targets the village using artillery and shilkas

Hama: Severe shelling targets the town of Kafarnaboudeh and its perimeters amid severe clashes between the FSA and regime forces on the outkirts of Mugheer town

Damascus suburbs: Daraya: Military reinforcement from military Mazzeh airport towards the city through the south highway (Mutahaleq Janoubi) consisted of 4 tanks and 3 BMP vehicles and a number of Dushka car and transporting vehicles of soldiers.

Damascus suburbs: Qtaifeh: a SCUD missile was launched of brigade 155 towards the Syrian north

Aleppo: Fierce missile shelling was reported in the perimeter of Meng Military Airport

Quneitra: Khan Arnaba: Intermittent gunfre from regime’s checkpoints was reported in the town

Idlib: Has: Martyrs, wounded and massive destruction in the houses and residential buildings were reported due to missile shelling in the town, residents attempt to pull the bodies from under the rubbles